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The Georgetown Raiders were an ice hockey
team from Georgetown
, Ontario
, Canada
. They competed in the OHA Senior A
and Intermediate A
ranks in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Raiders won the W.G. Hardy Trophy, also known as the Hardy Cup
, as the Canadian Intermediate A champions in 1982. They are not known to be connected to another Georgetown Raiders
team which is currently a member of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
.
were the other) to be accepted into the Georgian Bay Intermediate A league, with which the Niagara league had played an interlocking schedule. The league changed its name to the Major Intermediate A Hockey League
in 1980.
The Raiders played four years in the Georgian Bay/Major league and finished in first place three times. They also advanced to the playoff final in all four seasons, losing to Dundas in 1980, beating the Owen Sound Greys
in 1981, defeating the Collingwood Shipbuilders
in 1982 and losing to Collingwood in 1983.
In 1982, the Raiders became the first OHA team to ever win the Hardy Cup
. Only two Ontario teams ever one it, the other being the Dundas Real McCoys
in 1986. The Hardy Cup was the Senior "AA"/Intermediate "A" National Championship.
The Major Intermediate A league folded in 1983. Georgetown was one of three teams accepted into the OHA Senior A league. Its fate after this point is not known.
The Georgetown Raiders were an ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from Georgetown
Georgetown, Ontario
Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. They competed in the OHA Senior A
Major League Hockey
Allan Cup Hockey is the top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in the province of Ontario. As a member of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada, the league contends for the famed Allan Cup. The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two...
and Intermediate A
Major Intermediate A Hockey League
The Major Intermediate A Hockey League was an ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. It existed from 1978 to 1983. Its champion was eligible to compete for the W.G. Hardy Trophy, emblematic of Canadian Intermediate A hockey supremacy.The Georgian Bay...
ranks in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Raiders won the W.G. Hardy Trophy, also known as the Hardy Cup
Hardy Cup
The W. G. Hardy Trophy, more commonly referred to as the Hardy Cup, was the Canadian national Intermediate "A" ice hockey championship from 1967 until 1984. From 1985 until 1990, the Hardy Cup was the Canadian national senior championship for Senior "AA" after senior and intermediate hockey were...
, as the Canadian Intermediate A champions in 1982. They are not known to be connected to another Georgetown Raiders
Georgetown Raiders
----The Georgetown Raiders are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. In Junior "B", the team was known as the "Georgetown Gemini" until 1989...
team which is currently a member of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under the supervision of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league dates back to 1954 as the Central Junior B Hockey League. In 1993, the Central Junior B Hockey League was promoted to the...
.
History
Georgetown was an entry in the Niagara District Intermediate A Hockey League, which folded in 1979. Georgetown was one of two teams from that loop (the Dundas MerchantsDundas Real McCoys
The Dundas Real McCoys are a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based out of Dundas, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey.-History:...
were the other) to be accepted into the Georgian Bay Intermediate A league, with which the Niagara league had played an interlocking schedule. The league changed its name to the Major Intermediate A Hockey League
Major Intermediate A Hockey League
The Major Intermediate A Hockey League was an ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. It existed from 1978 to 1983. Its champion was eligible to compete for the W.G. Hardy Trophy, emblematic of Canadian Intermediate A hockey supremacy.The Georgian Bay...
in 1980.
The Raiders played four years in the Georgian Bay/Major league and finished in first place three times. They also advanced to the playoff final in all four seasons, losing to Dundas in 1980, beating the Owen Sound Greys
Owen Sound Greys
The Owen Sound Greys are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League...
in 1981, defeating the Collingwood Shipbuilders
Collingwood Blues
The Collingwood Blues were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League and earlier the Central Junior B Hockey League.-History:...
in 1982 and losing to Collingwood in 1983.
In 1982, the Raiders became the first OHA team to ever win the Hardy Cup
Hardy Cup
The W. G. Hardy Trophy, more commonly referred to as the Hardy Cup, was the Canadian national Intermediate "A" ice hockey championship from 1967 until 1984. From 1985 until 1990, the Hardy Cup was the Canadian national senior championship for Senior "AA" after senior and intermediate hockey were...
. Only two Ontario teams ever one it, the other being the Dundas Real McCoys
Dundas Real McCoys
The Dundas Real McCoys are a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based out of Dundas, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey.-History:...
in 1986. The Hardy Cup was the Senior "AA"/Intermediate "A" National Championship.
The Major Intermediate A league folded in 1983. Georgetown was one of three teams accepted into the OHA Senior A league. Its fate after this point is not known.
Season-by-season results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1978-79 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 219 | 123 | 47 | 1st NIAHL | Won League |
| 1979-80 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 189 | 176 | 39 | 3rd GBIAHL | |
| 1980-81 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 267 | 116 | 65 | 1st OHA Int. A | Won League |
| 1981-82 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 289 | 132 | 64 | 1st OHA Int. A | Won League, Won Hardy Cup |
| 1982-83 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 238 | 105 | 48 | 1st OHA Int. A | Lost Final |
| 1983-84 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 235 | 154 | 51 | 2nd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1984-85 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 235 | 156 | 48 | 3rd OHA Sr. A | |
| 1985-86 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 153 | 155 | 43 | 3rd OHA Sr. A |